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Re: Ask HN: What are the best personal project websites you've seen?

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Post by dougk16 » Thu, Oct 27, 2016, 2:32 PM UTC

grenoire wrote: post #47

dougk16 wrote: post #32

First the master: http://worrydream.com/ Surprised nobody's posted it yet. Other people are also posting their own, so here's mine: http://www.dougkoellmer.com/ Other job-hunt-specific efforts: http://www.dougkoellmer.com/portfolio/ http://www.dougkoellmer.com/resume/ http://www.dougkoellmer.com/games/ Can't be totally sure but I believe they've gotten me a job or two.

The first one you linked messes up with my scrolling and makes is incredibly slow, I have to use the thin scrollbar on the rights side due to that...

Did you mean worrydream or my personal website? If you mean mine, sorry for the scroll-jacking! It's been a few years since I've touched the input handling code and that kind of stuff tends to rust really fast. Might have to go back in there.

Re: Ask HN: What are the best personal project websites you've seen?

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Post by 6stringmerc » Thu, Oct 27, 2016, 2:32 PM UTC

Though not a 'personal website' per se, I've been in contact with the creator / host and it was most definitely a 'Personal Project' mating technology skills with a purpose, and I believe it's one of the finest executions of the sort that I've used in recent memory. I genuinely think it's a great reflection of the talent of the creator:

http://www.scriptrevolution.com

Disclaimer: I use the site

Re: Ask HN: What are the best personal project websites you've seen?

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Post by cagmz » Thu, Oct 27, 2016, 2:34 PM UTC

dougk16 wrote: post #32

First the master: http://worrydream.com/ Surprised nobody's posted it yet. Other people are also posting their own, so here's mine: http://www.dougkoellmer.com/ Other job-hunt-specific efforts: http://www.dougkoellmer.com/portfolio/ http://www.dougkoellmer.com/resume/ http://www.dougkoellmer.com/games/ Can't be totally sure but I believe they've gotten me a job or two.

Your first demo link [1] to Swarm on your resume is broken for me.

[1]: http://www.b33hive.net/

Re: Ask HN: What are the best personal project websites you've seen?

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Post by catpolice » Thu, Oct 27, 2016, 2:34 PM UTC

Gigablah wrote: post #23

https://acko.net A jaw-dropping website by Steven Wittens that pushes the boundaries of what your browser can do. Nothing I've seen has ever topped this wizardry. (You should view it on desktop, with WebGL capability.)

If I saw this linked from a resume, I'd throw the resume out. The projects are impressive and I haven't spent enough time with the essays to evaluate their technical merits, but the anti-harassment-policy rant is like a giant, blinking "DO NOT HIRE ME" sign. I wouldn't want this guy anywhere near my team.

Re: Ask HN: What are the best personal project websites you've seen?

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Post by matttheatheist » Thu, Oct 27, 2016, 2:35 PM UTC

I like the simplicity of www.enrad.io

Re: Ask HN: What are the best personal project websites you've seen?

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Post by rocky1138 » Thu, Oct 27, 2016, 2:35 PM UTC

dougk16 wrote: post #32

First the master: http://worrydream.com/ Surprised nobody's posted it yet. Other people are also posting their own, so here's mine: http://www.dougkoellmer.com/ Other job-hunt-specific efforts: http://www.dougkoellmer.com/portfolio/ http://www.dougkoellmer.com/resume/ http://www.dougkoellmer.com/games/ Can't be totally sure but I believe they've gotten me a job or two.

How could you possibly list worrydream.com when it completely breaks the scroll wheel?

Re: Ask HN: What are the best personal project websites you've seen?

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Post by dougk16 » Thu, Oct 27, 2016, 2:36 PM UTC

cagmz wrote: post #83

dougk16 wrote: post #32

First the master: http://worrydream.com/ Surprised nobody's posted it yet. Other people are also posting their own, so here's mine: http://www.dougkoellmer.com/ Other job-hunt-specific efforts: http://www.dougkoellmer.com/portfolio/ http://www.dougkoellmer.com/resume/ http://www.dougkoellmer.com/games/ Can't be totally sure but I believe they've gotten me a job or two.

Your first demo link [1] to Swarm on your resume is broken for me. [1]: http://www.b33hive.net/

Bah yea need to update that, thanks for the heads up.

Re: Ask HN: What are the best personal project websites you've seen?

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Post by actualdc1 » Thu, Oct 27, 2016, 2:37 PM UTC

http://www.gwern.net/

Does gwern fall into this category? While I'd need to know more about what he's like in person, the author certainly seems like a technically competent individual.

Re: Ask HN: What are the best personal project websites you've seen?

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Post by HCIdivision17 » Thu, Oct 27, 2016, 2:37 PM UTC

hfsktr wrote: post #72

Kiro wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Honestly, what did you expect from browsing this thread with JavaScript disabled?

I browse all sites with javascript disabled by default. I didn't know what to expect in this thread as I'm not a designer and hold none of those skills. I thought maybe the sites would be more about the content of the project than the design.

Then look at the article about how acko.net was built. You'll want JS active, since like all of his work, it's usefully interactive.

https://acko.net/blog/zero-to-sixty-in-one-second/

Re: Ask HN: What are the best personal project websites you've seen?

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Post by pen2l » Thu, Oct 27, 2016, 2:38 PM UTC

dougk16 wrote: post #32

First the master: http://worrydream.com/ Surprised nobody's posted it yet. Other people are also posting their own, so here's mine: http://www.dougkoellmer.com/ Other job-hunt-specific efforts: http://www.dougkoellmer.com/portfolio/ http://www.dougkoellmer.com/resume/ http://www.dougkoellmer.com/games/ Can't be totally sure but I believe they've gotten me a job or two.

My corporate firewall has your domain name on a shitlist, for the stated reason of distributing viruses and malware. Have you been told this before?